Mars Symbioscience was established in 2007 as the global health segment of Mars, Incorporated, developing innovative products and services supported by evidence-based science. Mars Botanical is a business unit of Mars Symbioscience and is focused on research and product development involving cocoa extract and cocoa flavanols. Mars Botanical has been tasked to continue to build on the nearly 20-year heritage of Mars, Incorporated’s global scientific leadership that has investigated the health and biomedical potential of flavanols while establishing a sustainable, certified source of cocoa traceable from pod to product. Their business focuses on research and product development involving cocoa extract and cocoa flavanols. Mars Botanical harvests cocoa with your health in mind. They create real food with cocoa flavanols, backed by real gold-standard scientific research and as such, they deliver real health benefits for you.